Weekly Worker 787 - Thursday October 1 2009 The latest edition of the Weekly Worker is now available on the CPGB website at www.cpgb.org.uk/worker/787
In this week’s issue: ANTI-BNP CLASS-COLLABORATION The left’s spluttering response to Nick Griffin’s invitation to appear on Question time reveals a floundering political strategy, argues James Turley LETTERS Confused?; Sex security; Vetting vaccine; Quiet life; Eco-obsession; Left out; Illuminating; Afghanistan; Language tool YOU COULDN’T MAKE IT UP With the general election now, at most, seven months away, what is happening with left unity projects? Peter Manson surveys recent developments LIONS LED BY DONKEYS Matthew Cobb, dubbed an anti-communist by the Morning Star, examines the contradictory role of the French Communist Party during World War II THREATS OVER URANIUM ENRICHMENT AID REGIME Ahmadinejad uses the ‘enemy without’ to justify increased repression, arrests and the torture of the ‘enemy within’, writes Yassamine Mather SUCCESS POSES NEW QUESTIONS With an astonishing 11.9% of the vote at the September 27 national elections, the German left party Die Linke now has 76 members of parliament. Tina Becker reports THE ‘NEW INDIAN’ TIGER On October 6, the winner of the Man Booker prize will be announced. All but one of the shortlisted works are ‘historical fiction’. Last year, however, the winning novel was set in present-day India - The white tiger by 34-year-old Aravind Adiga. Mike Belbin weighs up its appeal to UK judges and asks whether or not it does credit to the ‘new India’ of technological and cultural advance ROOTED ON CAMPUS Communist Students have been winning supporters at freshers fairs. Chris Brandler reports from Manchester WRITING ON WALL FOR BROWN Brown’s primary objective at Brighton was to present himself as the saviour of capitalism, writes Eddie Ford TREMENDOUS Robbie Rix gives thanks for payments, even guilty ones A PDF version of the paper can be downloaded at www.cpgb.org.uk/worker/787/787web.pdf ________________________________________________ YOU MUST clip all extraneous text when replying to a message. Send list submissions to: Marxism@lists.econ.utah.edu Set your options at: http://lists.econ.utah.edu/mailman/options/marxism/archive%40mail-archive.com
